moon and weather

Remember when we did a project on lunar phases and planting???
Students measured the growth of swiss chard, lettuce, sage, and pac choi and found that the plants grew better when they were planted in the NEW MOON
Why?
Because there is stronger gravity during the full moon, so plants are pulled back towards Earth (and don't get so tall)
But during the NEW MOON there is less gravity and plants can grow taller.
Please write about that in your notebook.
click here to learn about phases of the moon
Click here for facts about the moon
click here for moon facts for kids
Click here to watch a video about the moon
Click here to learn about the earth, sun and moon
We are learning all about air and weather
Directions:
1) Watch the first two videos
Seasons info
one year in two minutes
2) In your notebook record the clouds, precipitation (rain or snow?), temperature, and season
If you have time, you may watch the next two movies:

Seasons time lapse video
Challenge Seasons video

3) at home you can watch these movies about air and weatherNASA cloud movie
what's in the sky?
Weather in general
Measuring the weather
All about snow
Make your own weather station
Make rain gauge at home
Cloud Key
We are learning all about clouds!
Learn about clouds
types of clouds
Challenge: mixed types of clouds

We are learning about the phases of the Moon
Find the Moon phase on the greenhouse weather website
To find out when the best phase is for planting:
Read about the phases of the moon for planting
Watch the video:
Click here to watch a video about the moon
Read about the phases of the moon:
click here to learn about phases of the moon
Challenge all about the Earth, Sun and Moon
There is stronger gravity during the full moon, so plants are pulled back towards Earth (and don't get so tall)
But during the NEW MOON there is less gravity and plants can grow taller.

click here to learn about phases of the moon
Click here for facts about the moon
click here for moon facts for kids
Click here to watch a video about the moon
Click here to learn about the earth, sun and moon

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Learn about air quality here

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